At the NB Innovation Forum in Fredericton yesterday, members of CSTD and HRANB got together for a session with Don Simpson. Don has a wealth of experience and many stories to share. Don said that the “next big thing” is NIBC convergence (NIBC = nano, info, bio, cogno). Here are his axioms for the knowledge economy, gleaned from many sources:
- The Knowledge Economy is an economy of networks.
- Matter matters less (increasingly value is found in the intangible assets).
- Markets are now conversations and are self-organizing faster than the companies that have traditionally served them.
- The language of the Knowledge Economy is the language of systems thinking.
- Collaboration is the DNA (the fundamental element) of the Knowledge Economy.
Many of you are familiar with these, from The Cluetrain, and other sources, but for some in the audience I think that these were revelations. It’s good to see the message getting out in more traditional venues. Other items of interest during the course of the day were:
- LearnStream getting on the World Bank’s standing offer list
- The upcoming Silicon East event in Miramichi
- Engage Interactive’s PDA learning system
- FTI training content looking for technology partners
